[PDF] Surf And Rescue eBook

Author : Patrick Moser
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 26,99 MB
Release : 2022-06-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0252053443

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The mixed-race Hawaiian athlete George Freeth brought surfing to Venice, California, in 1907. Over the next twelve years, Freeth taught Southern Californians to surf and swim while creating a modern lifeguard service that transformed the beach into a destination for fun, leisure, and excitement. Patrick Moser places Freeth’s inspiring life story against the rise of the Southern California beach culture he helped shape and define. Freeth made headlines with his rescue of seven fishermen, an act of heroism that highlighted his innovative lifeguarding techniques. But he also founded California's first surf club and coached both male and female athletes, including Olympic swimming champion and “father of modern surfing” Duke Kahanamoku. Often in financial straits, Freeth persevered as a teacher and lifeguarding pioneer--building a legacy that endured long after his death during the 1919 influenza pandemic. A compelling merger of biography and sports history, Surf and Rescue brings to light the forgotten figure whose novel way of seeing the beach sparked the imaginations of people around the world.

Author : Gill Lewis
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 18,33 MB
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1627798013

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Meet the students at Puppy Academy—a team of plucky puppies learning to be working dogs. Murphy is used to being top dog; no one at Puppy Academy can perform a water rescue like he can. But when he's sent to the beach to try for his Surf Rescue Badge, his first time in the ocean leaves him wave-tossed and afraid. Will Murphy find the confidence to get back in the water? Can he be brave when it matters most?

Author : Meish Goldish
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,26 MB
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1617726443

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One morning in September 2011, a large crowd gathered at the shore in Huntington Beach, California. The people had come to watch dozens of surfers ride the rolling ocean waves. This wasn’t just any surfing competition, however—the surfers were dogs! With more than a thousand fans cheering the competitors on, an English bulldog named Sir Hollywood rode a long wave and was declared one of the winners. Surf dog competitions are fairly new, but dogs have been riding surfboards with their owners for fun since the 1920s. In Surf Dog Miracles, kids will meet the talented dogs that learn to balance on a surfboard, recover if they almost fall off the board, and even surf backward. Some surf dogs raise money for charity, while others can help people with disabilities ride a wave. Packed with real-life stories and full-color photos of these special animals, this book is sure to be a favorite of dog lovers everywhere.

Author : Elisa Carbone
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 11,29 MB
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101647337

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Adventure on the high seas! WHAM! The Pliny jolts as if Black Beard himself has just punched her in the belly. Pedro and I slide and smack--bang--into the bulwark. "We're grounded," cries the first mate. "We've hit a shoal!" In May of 1882, a large steamship ran aground off the coast of New Jersey. Elisa Carbone imagines what it was like for two boys on that ship: waking up in the middle of the night, waves crashing over the side, the storm too big to lower the lifeboats. And then the flashing of light from shore--the surfmen, true "heroes of the surf," come to rescue them. The award-winning author's meticulous research combined with Nancy Carpenter's spectacular illustrations make this thrilling adventure on the high seas one not to be missed!

Author : Steve Treinish
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 42,8 MB
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 128419633X

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The third edition of Water Rescue: Principles and Practice to NFPA 1006 and 1670: Surface, Swiftwater, Dive, Ice, Surf, and Flood is a complete resource for water rescue personnel and their organizations.

Author : Gill Lewis
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 28,24 MB
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1627797955

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Meet the students at Puppy Academy—a team of plucky puppies learning to be working dogs. Scout wants nothing more than to be a police dog, just like her mom and dad. But when she fails her test, Scout isn't sure she'll ever earn her badge—until, that is, a sausage thief strikes. It's up to Scout to catch the culprit and save the day.

Author : Ralph C. Shanks
Publisher : Costano Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,81 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Coast Guard-History
ISBN : 9780930268169

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Subtitled Heroes, Rescues and Architecture of the Early Coast Guard, this very complete record of the people, technology, architecture and exploits of the U.S. Life-Saving Service is a large-format book illustrated with 446 photographs and maps. It is especially strong on the wonderful and regionally varied architecture of the Service's stations, of which there were more than today's mariners or beachcombers can imagine -- 41 on the New Jersey coast, 31 on Lake Michigan, 13 on Cape Cod alone. In the last half of the nineteenth century, when coasting vessels numbered in the tens of thousands, the stations and their beach patrols were a necessity, and the surfmen managed dramatic rescues, many of which are recounted here.

Author : Mike Brousard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 19,46 MB
Release : 2018-08-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1483484955

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Ocean Lifeguards make tens of thousands of rescues every year on the fabled, crowded beaches of Southern California. "Warm Winds and Following Seas: Reflections of a Lifeguard in Paradise" tells their stories, recounts their challenges and rescues, and illustrates the pressures of a misunderstood, high profile and physically difficult profession. From the rite of passage of Lifeguard Training, to the grit and grind of surf rescues and piloting rescue boats in big waves, to life-threatening saves in the icy waters of Northern California, this journey into the world of Ocean Lifeguards offers a fresh perspective on open water lifesaving and these unsung heroes of the coastline.

Author : Helen Katz
Publisher :
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 19,82 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Boating accidents
ISBN : 9780957842250

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An exciting new series of amazing true stories about ordinary children who displayed extraordinary bravery to save someone else's life.